Looking for a Stampede alternative?
CaptiFi gives venues guest WiFi marketing with hardware included (refundable deposit), transparent monthly pricing, every integration included from the Growth plan up, and a 30-day free trial.
What CaptiFi gives you that Stampede doesn't
Demo-only sales motion: no self-serve trial, so you cannot test it before talking to sales
No tiers are published: the pricing page (checked 13 September 2026) describes one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on a call
No price is shown in any currency, so you cannot read the cost in GBP, USD or EUR without a sales call
The price needs a 30-minute sales call: the pricing page says Stampede would rather size it on a call than publish a figure
Guest WiFi is one of six modules in a platform priced as one flat figure per venue, and the number depends on which modules you take, so a WiFi-only venue has to ask what it would pay
SNAPguard installation still involves a visit with Stampede's team, shortened by the activation wizard (SNAPguard page)
Workflow edits reach guests who are already mid-journey, and the SMS step inside a workflow is still rolling out (Stampede docs, 24 September 2026)
Six workflow templates, against 35 recipes in nine groups on CaptiFi
SMS is billed at 8p per message on top of the subscription
It is a broad all-in-one suite: if you already have a booking system, POS or payments you trust, much of it overlaps
Is Stampede a bad product?
No. Stampede is a serious platform with real strengths. Here's where it genuinely shines: Operators who want one vendor for their entire guest stack, including table bookings, and are happy to book a demo, take a quote from a sales call and commit without a self-serve trial. If that sounds like you, Stampede may be the right fit. CaptiFi is built for venues who want simpler pricing, hardware included (refundable deposit), and every integration included from the Growth plan up.
The five-minute comparison
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|
| Starter device included (refundable deposit) | Yes | No |
| Self-serve sign-up (no demo required) | Yes | No |
| 30-day free trial | Yes | No |
| See the price without talking to sales | Yes | No |
| Set up without an engineer visit | Yes | the SNAPguard activation wizard shortens the visit (their page) |
| Public pricing for every tier | Yes | priced on a call |
| Retail pricing in GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AUD and NZD | Yes | no price shown |
| Works on your existing hardware | Yes | plugs into your existing router or controller |
| Native UniFi support | Yes | SNAPguard mirrors networks into UniFi and Omada controllers; its docs add Ruckus |
| Multi-venue dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in email marketing automation | Yes | Yes |
| Behaviour-triggered emails (welcome, after a visit, win-back, birthday) | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring campaigns to a live audience | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-step sequences that stop when the guest returns | Yes | Yes |
| Per-automation results (entered, emailed, opened, clicked, returned) | Yes | Yes |
| Ready-made journey templates | Yes | Yes |
| Visual workflow builder (drag-and-drop canvas) | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-way branch (up to six cases) | Yes | branches on opt-in status, has tag, opened email, clicked email, random split |
| SMS step inside a workflow | Yes | rolling out (docs, 24 Sep 2026) |
| Published workflow versions (guests mid-journey keep theirs) | Yes | live edits affect guests inside (docs) |
| Random split for A/B tests | Yes | Yes |
| Per-step workflow results with a timeline per run | Yes | Yes |
| Workflow recipes created as editable drafts (35 in nine groups) | Yes | six templates (docs, 24 Sep 2026) |
| Automated Google review requests | Yes | Yes |
| Toast POS / spend-based segmentation | Yes | PayOS (Square integration) |
| Leat / loyalty integration | Yes | built-in loyalty |
| Twilio SMS welcome messages | Yes | 8p per message |
| Bookings / reservations module | Yes | Yes |
| Booking-triggered workflows | Yes | Yes |
| Order and loyalty triggers | loyalty triggers only: points balance reached, reward issued, reward about to expire | Yes |
| Card payments built in | for paid WiFi, ticket sales and table booking deposits, via Stripe | Yes |
| Ticketed events with built-in payments | Yes | Yes |
Ready to switch?
30-day free trial. Hardware included (refundable deposit). No setup fee. Cancel any time.
Want the numbers? See full CaptiFi pricing.
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What switching from Stampede looks like
Stampede is an all-in-one suite: CRM, bookings, PayOS (its Square integration), WiFi, loyalty and reviews from one Edinburgh vendor. Most operators who move to CaptiFi do so because they already have a booking system, a POS or a payments provider they trust, and they only want a focused guest-WiFi marketing layer rather than a whole new stack. You start a 30-day CaptiFi trial, we ship a starter device (refundable deposit), and you point your access points at the CaptiFi splash page. Stampede's SNAPguard appliance plugs into your existing router or controller, and CaptiFi likewise works across nine hardware ecosystems, so you usually keep the kit you already have.
The other difference is how you buy. Stampede is sold demo-only, with no self-serve trial, so you cannot test it before talking to sales, and its pricing page (checked 13 September 2026) gives one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on that call, with no tiers listed. CaptiFi lets you sign up and try the product yourself, with every tier priced on the pricing page in six currencies. Your guest list, email automations and review requests all run inside CaptiFi from day one.
Your Stampede workflows on CaptiFi
Stampede's workflow triggers, waits and branches map onto CaptiFi Workflows step for step, and a Stampede contact export imports through Email Marketing, then Import contacts, so the list comes with you.
| Stampede workflow | On CaptiFi |
|---|---|
| Wi-Fi welcome | Guest connects (first visit), Wait, Send an email, or the Welcome new guests recipe |
| Post-visit thank-you | Guest connects (every visit), Wait, Send an email |
| Birthday offer | Birthday (0 to 30 days before), Send an email, or Give a reward or offer with the reward code merge tag in the email |
| Wait, then branch on opened or clicked | Wait until something happens with opened or clicked as the event and a time limit, one path for each outcome, or If they opened or clicked |
| Last booked 60 days ago | Last booked a while ago (60 days) for guests who booked through CaptiFi table bookings, or Guest has not visited for a while (60 days) for guests who connect to your WiFi; an imported Stampede list has no WiFi visits or CaptiFi bookings to measure, so it gets a monthly recurring campaign to a "How they joined is Imported contact" audience instead |
| Win-back that exits when the guest rebooks | Wait until something happens with returned as the event: the run takes the returned path and ends the moment the guest connects again |
| Random split for A/B | Random split, 1 to 99 per cent to path A, each guest kept on the same side |
| Branch on has tag | If a field matches on Guest tags, or Branch on a field with up to six cases |
| Workflow templates | 35 recipes in nine groups, from Welcome new guests to Bank holiday weekend, each created as a draft to edit before publishing, plus JSON import and export between venues and accounts |
| Win-back cancellation | Booking cancelled, Wait (2 days), Attach a WiFi voucher code, Send an email, or the Win back a cancelled booking recipe, which stops if the guest books again; needs table bookings switched on |
| Loyalty points | Award points, 1 to 100,000, with the reason shown in the guest's points history; publishing needs the account owner |
| Inbox handoff | Notify the venue team in the dashboard, by email or on Slack where the venue has it connected |
Stampede pricing vs CaptiFi
Stampede's pricing page, checked 13 September 2026, lists no tiers and no figure: one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on a call. Until mid 2026 the same page showed a Pro tier at £299 per venue per month, with Essential and Premium enquiry-only, and GetApp, Capterra and Software Advice still carry that figure. SMS is billed at 8p per message on top of the subscription.
So a five-site operator cannot put a Stampede number in a budget without the call. CaptiFi's Pro plan is £149 per month with extra sites at a flat £25 a month each, and every feature and integration is included at one price. You can read the current figures on the CaptiFi pricing page before you speak to anyone.
Stampede's pricing page sells "the whole platform, one flat price per venue" and says it would rather size the number on a 30-minute call than publish it. Guest WiFi is one of its modules and the figure depends on which modules you take, so a venue that only wants WiFi marketing has to ask what it would pay. Its SNAPguard page adds that the installation still involves a visit, which the activation wizard shortens. With CaptiFi you start the 30-day trial yourself and the starter device arrives with a refundable deposit.
Who should not switch from Stampede
Stampede is a strong choice if you genuinely want one vendor for your whole guest stack. If you are starting fresh and want bookings, CRM, card payments through Square, WiFi and loyalty all from one platform, and you are happy to book a demo and commit without a self-serve trial, Stampede is built for exactly that. CaptiFi takes table bookings too, with a booking page, a diary and deposits on the Growth plan and above, but it has no POS of its own and is not trying to replace yours. CaptiFi earns the switch when you already have a till and payments you trust and want guest-WiFi marketing and bookings on your existing hardware, with every tier priced publicly in six currencies and a self-serve 30-day trial.
Stampede alternative FAQs
Can I try CaptiFi without booking a demo?
Yes. Stampede is sold demo-only with no self-serve trial. CaptiFi lets you sign up yourself, see published prices for every tier in six currencies, and start a 30-day free trial with a starter device included (refundable deposit).
How does the cost compare across five sites?
Stampede no longer publishes a price, so a five-site figure needs a quote; at the £299 price of its Pro tier, shown until mid 2026, five sites came to roughly £1,495 per month. CaptiFi's Pro plan is £149 per month plus a flat £25 a month per extra site, with every feature and integration included.